A spinal adjustment is a special
procedure
your chiropractor uses to correct or reduce vertebral subluxations. It
can be a very powerful procedure. At the moment that a
chiropractor
corrects your vertebral subluxation, the flow of nerve impulses over
the
spinal cord and spinal nerves is normalized and your body begins to
renew
and rebuild itself.

Chiropractic Adjusting Techniques

Not all chiropractors work alike. The
chiropractic
profession has developed over a hundred different methods used to
analyze
the spine for subluxations and adjust the subluxations away. These
methods
are referred to as "techniques". Most chiropractors are familiar with
at
least a few of the many available. Each chiropractor usually has a
favourite
one that he or she employs for the majority of patients. Why not ask
your
chiropractor what type of adjusting technique he or she uses and why?

All chiropractors have the same goal
in common - the elimination or reduction of the subluxation.

Your chiropractor will reduce and
correct subluxations with highly skilled adjustments to your spine. If
the subluxations have been present a short time, you may need only a
few adjustments. However, long-term, chronic subluxations will require
more frequent adjustments to retrain the problem areas of the spine to
hold the vertebrae in their normal, healthy positions. As subluxations
are corrected, your nervous system starts to function properly again,
allowing your body to heal itself.

How many Adjustments do I
need, and why so often?

Chiropractic adjustments
restore proper motion and position to spinal bones that are misaligned
and not moving properly and likely
haven't been moving properly, possibly, for years. In the beginning,
regular and frequent adjustments are needed to help your body learn
'healthy spinal movements, (For example,
3-4
visits per week for several weeks may be required). As the subluxation pattern begins to
improve, the frequency of adjustments will lessen.
It is also important to follow your Chiropractor's advice regarding
changing sleeping positions, posture, work setup, etc to help to
minimize the stresses on your spine to ensure healing will occur as
fast as possible.

Remember, how often and for how long
you get adjusted is always up to you!
Both depend on your goals - are you simply looking for pain relief,
or do you want to have a truly, optimally healthy body?

How Should I Feel After
An
Adjustment?

After an adjustment you may experience
a feeling of deepening peace and relaxation. This relaxed feeling may
last
for the rest of the day or the week and may lead to deep refreshing
sleep.
Others have at times felt a warm feeling flowing to various parts of
their
bodies that's very soothing. Some feel very energetic and do all their
chores or business that day with a light, happy feeling.

Others may find that the problems that
they came to the chiropractor for have begun to lessen and there are
some
people who feel no difference after an adjustment. That does not
necessarily
mean that they are not benefiting from their adjustments, it just means
that they're not feeling any external reaction.

A small minority may feel discomfort or
muscle soreness, or some other uncomfortable feeling; this is sometimes
called an "adjustment reaction". This is a normal soft tissue reaction.